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2x10 Cabs WITHOUT Tweeter/horns


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Has anyone ever disconnected the horn/tweeter in their 2x10 cabinets? Can it be done?
I think the Jeff Berlin MarkBass combo doesn't have one because he doesn't like them.
They were never so prolific as now. I rarely have mine switched 'up'.
Just wondered what a 2x10 Markbass cab would be like without one.

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[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1330471420' post='1558175']
It can be done. The trick is to make quite sure the tweeter is completely out of circuit and that there is nothing left connected *across* the output to the tweeter after you have disconnected it - like a resistor or an inductor., for example.
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yes I guess to wire the 16 ohm speakers completely independent of the tweeter in series (or parallel, I've forgotton but I can check on that) to get a 'straight' 8 ohm no tweeter cab.
thanks

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You shouldn't have to rewire your tens at all. The mistake some people make is just disconnecting the tweeter. You need to disconnect the tweeter *and* any crossover components, because if there is a parallel component in the crossover (across the tweeter), disconnecting the tweeter itself will result in a virtual short circuit. You need to make sure the tweeter volume control is out of circuit, for example, because that contains a parallel component.
Follow the wiring to the tweeter back as close to the input as possible and disconnect there. You will be able to reconnect at any time.

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[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1330507750' post='1558384']
You shouldn't have to rewire your tens at all. The mistake some people make is just disconnecting the tweeter. You need to disconnect the tweeter *and* any crossover components, because if there is a parallel component in the crossover (across the tweeter), disconnecting the tweeter itself will result in a virtual short circuit. You need to make sure the tweeter volume control is out of circuit, for example, because that contains a parallel component.
Follow the wiring to the tweeter back as close to the input as possible and disconnect there. You will be able to reconnect at any time.
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Seems safest then to wire direct from the output jack/neutrik socket straight to the 2x10 speakers leaving the tweeter/crossover out of it, just like the old cabs used to be.

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[quote name='mybass' timestamp='1330514401' post='1558552']
Seems safest then to wire direct from the output jack/neutrik socket straight to the 2x10 speakers leaving the tweeter/crossover out of it, just like the old cabs used to be.
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I had a Markbass combo with the tweeter which I thought was too spitty and did just this - bypass the cross over and connect direct to the speakers. Sounded a lot better - the cables on Markbass gear are not soldered so easy to switch the wires and easily reversable

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[quote name='alanbass1' timestamp='1330550324' post='1559389']
I had a Markbass combo with the tweeter which I thought was too spitty and did just this - bypass the cross over and connect direct to the speakers. Sounded a lot better - the cables on Markbass gear are not soldered so easy to switch the wires and easily reversable
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